[Mahler Maniac]

Is there a Museum soley dedicated to the safe keeping of the original written works of past composers?? Where are those written works of music held??

 

[Mr Salek]

I don't think there is one central museum, but separat composers often have museums dedicated to them containing facsimilies.

 

[Krummhorn]

In the US, how about the Library of Congress?

 

[Daniel]

The so called "autographes", the original manuscripts, are spread all over the earth...
There are several organisations, museums and libraries which have a special amount or scores like Vienna and Berlin. But a lot of those manuscripts are not available for the normal public, one needs licenses and so on to have an eye on.

 

[Mahler Maniac]

Thanks for the info

So if you want to see Mozart's original works you have to pay a ton of money?